<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Caleb,</div><div>Thank you very much for the notification and also approved our journalist's organization as a new member of the NPOC community. As we are the Technology Journalists community in Bangladesh, we need the help of existing members to involve more with the community. Hope members and you also guide us for better engagement.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Moahmamd Kawsar Uddin</div><div>President, Technology Media Guild Bangladesh</div><div>Mobile: +8801712198039</div><div><a href="http://www.tmgb.org/" target="_blank">www.tmgb.org</a></div><div class="gmail-yj6qo gmail-ajU" style="outline:none;padding:10px 0px;width:22px;margin:2px 0px 0px"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 7:16 AM Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele via Npoc-discuss <<a href="mailto:npoc-discuss@icann.org">npoc-discuss@icann.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000">Dear NPOC <span>Members</span>,</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default">On behalf of the NPOC Executive Committee, <font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000">Please join me in welcoming our <span>new</span> <span>members</span> below.</font></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><font color="#cc0000">Organizational <span>Members</span>:</font></b></span></p><div>Youth IGF Benin (NCSG, NCUC, NPOC)<br>ONG Women Be Free (NCSG, NCUC, NPOC)<br>Internet Society Zambia Chapter (NCSG, NCUC, NPOC)<br>Technology Media Guild Bangladesh (NCSG, NCUC, NPOC)<br>Global Partners Digital (NCSG)<br>Internet Society Togo  (NCSG, NCUC, NPOC)<br>Nigerian Network Operators Group  (NCSG, NCUC, NPOC)<br>Nigerian Peering and Interconnection Forum  (NCSG, NCUC, NPOC)<br>FGI Benin (NCSG, NPOC)<br>ISOC Burundi (NCSG, NPOC)<br>ISOC Somalia (NCSG, NPOC)<br></div><div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">As you are aware, </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Non-for-Profit Organiszational Concerns Constituency (NPOC)</span><span style="margin:0px">, is the home for not-for-profits which have a domain name and want to participate in the making of policy that influences the current internet infrastructure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">As the <span>Membership</span> Committee Chair, I am happy to provide any necessary help for our <span>new</span> and old <span>members</span> to become fully engaged within our Constituency and our Stakeholder Group to facilitate the onboarding process into our community - and you will find many <span>members</span> willing to do the same! <br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">To better understand how to do that, you need to first understand ICANN´s complex structure. As you already know from the application process, NPOC is part of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), which means that we represent the non-commercial interests of the internet community. Specifically, those of non-for-profits. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">We believe that non-for-profits have to play a central role in creating, discussing, and reviewing top-level domain names policy and so have outlined some </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">key steps</span><span style="margin:0px"> you can take to familiarize yourself with the process and get involved:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">1. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Understand what a domain name is</span><span style="margin:0px">: Learn more about the domain name system (DNS) and the problems, challenges, and opportunities they bring to the operation of organizations like yours. (Suggestion: read the</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/beginners-guides-2012-03-06-en" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">Beginners Guides</span></a><span style="margin:0px">)  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">2. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Read the NPOC toolkit:</span><span style="margin:0px"> Learn more about NPOC’s work within ICANN, the NPOC structure, current working groups, the role of the NPOC Executive Committee (ExCom), including a glossary of acronyms, which we know can be very tricky! (Suggestion: read</span><a href="https://www.npoc.org/about/what-is-npoc/beginners-guide-to-npoc/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">NPOC Beginners Guide</span></a><span style="margin:0px">)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">3. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Learn about the policy-making process:</span><span style="margin:0px"> Understand how to help create and review policy, via the online working groups, public comments and open discussions; or at the ICANN Meetings that take place three times every year (Suggestion: Watch</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPS_0Ut2FRk&list=PLQziMT9GXafXm-5MHQ5YIcRNy5rdUCRhS&index=1" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">Policy Development Process Video</span></a><span style="margin:0px">]</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">4. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Get to know the other non-for-profits <span>members</span> of NPOC:</span><span style="margin:0px"> You never know what opportunities for collaboration and conversation exist. (See</span><a href="https://npoc.org/our-membership/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">our <span>Members</span></span></a><span style="margin:0px">)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">5. Understand the ICANN complex structure:</span><span style="margin:0px"> start by checking the</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/chart-2012-02-11-en" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">organizational structure</span></a><span style="margin:0px"> for more information about the ICANN hierarchy, then go through ICANN free-of-charge certified courses, available on </span><a href="https://learn.icann.org/#/catalog" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">ICANN Learn</span></a><span style="margin:0px">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">We also encourage you to follow our activity online:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">NPOC website: </span><a href="http://www.npoc.org/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">www.npoc.org</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">NPOC DISCUSS list: </span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">NPOC Twitter: @NPOC_ICANN - Follow us and stay tuned!</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">NPOC Wiki: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg</span></a></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="margin:0px">Besides this, here are a list of other resources which may be useful:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">ICANN acronyms: </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources_pages_glossary-2D2014-2D02-2D03-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=M1SYxWzomMsJ94D9Xc4rCHI3IRpgz7mdASXzXbCIJS4&e=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en[icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">How to get involved: </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsononcomstake_How-2BTo-2BGet-2BInvolved&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=ZGye3ScZvDCzwSKMYT8FfKr198LmaP46qRbA77AwQP0&e=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved[community.icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">List of working groups and their <span>members</span>:</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsononcomstake_Getting-2BInvolved-2Bin-2BWorking-2BGroups&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=sgSsWs6sMytnPmA695XvfrQhAeY_qLKq5BprsyyD4IM&e=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Working+Groups[community.icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px">Policy comments and statements:</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsononcomstake_Policy-2BDevelopment&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=W7BdpcxSvy820uRO6nvUlJoRNOJUAEcaiBlMnDltY_o&e=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development[community.icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">A one-stop page about ICANN's policy efforts:</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gnso.icann.org_files_gnso_presentations_policy-2Defforts.htm&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=DvBRafDDAtjFpYQDM-xp4-IVyEeOl0sDz7XZ84bTg5w&s=LWV48H1hFEteHNRjrDFaj-XQH1Ma5bWGPPSx18hFa60&e=" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm[gnso.icann.org]</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive: </span><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/</span></a></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">I know that this can be overwhelming, so allow me to invite you to a short introductory discussion or our next <span>membership</span> meeting when the call is announced, where you can ask all your questions and discuss how you can get involved. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">If you have any questions, comments, concerns,s or feedback please don’t hesitate to contact me directly, we will gladly help you!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">Let’s start working together!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">Best wishes,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Caleb Ogundele</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px"><span>Membership</span> Committee Chair </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.27636"><span style="margin:0px">on behalf of the Executive Committee Team</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><font color="#cc0000"><br></font></b></span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#000000">Caleb Ogundele</font></b><div><font color="#000000">Email: <a href="mailto:muyiwacaleb@gmail.com" target="_blank">muyiwacaleb@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div></div>
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